Using technology that relies less on minerals can avert environmental damage caused by the mining to secure materials for ...

By Mongabay.com The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” ...

Illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, alongside widespread deforestation, represents a growing threat to ...

Experts and indigenous peoples’ leaders have called for an end to rights abuses and environmental destruction driven by the ...

In Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous Territory and across other parts of the Amazon Basin, illegal gold mining ...

EU's EV demand threatens forests; a new study calls for sustainable practices and innovative technologies to reduce deforestation and support Indigenous rights.

As the role of minerals in global politics and energy transition grows, governments should ensure that the protection of ...

And deeper in the jungle, criminal groups that pushed into the region to profit off the migratory route are part of illegal ...

Ghana rsquo;s mining sector has long been plagued by regulatory loopholes, political interference, and environmental ...

Researchers have called out the Indonesian government’s claim of having reduced deforestation by 90% over the past decade, ...

Chatra: Indiscriminate felling of trees and illegal mining of sand and stone in the district have led to a decrease in the ...

The HHRC direction also mandates submission of a clear action plan aimed at strengthening the monitoring and enforcement ...